Jason Griffith
Jason Griffith | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jason Adam Griffith November 29, 1980 Lakeline, Ohio, U.S. |
| Other names | J. Griff Adam Caroleson DJ Tanner |
| Occupation | Voice actor |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Agent | AMTC[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Melissa Ryan (m. 2015) |
| Children | 2 |
Jason Adam Griffith (born November 29, 1980)[2] is an American voice actor, who has worked for NYAV Post, 4K Media Inc. and DuArt Film and Video. He is best known as the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog and Shadow the Hedgehog in the English dub of Sonic X, as well as in Sonic the Hedgehog video games from 2005 to 2010.[1]
Early life[]
Jason Adam Griffith was born in Lakeline, Ohio on November 29, 1980.[2][3]
Career[]
Griffith began his acting career in 1997, at seventeen years old.[1] He made his feature film debut in the romantic comedy-drama film, Edge of Seventeen in an uncredited role as Scott.
He also had an uncredited role as Cassius in the 2008 thriller film, Kill Kill Faster Faster. In television, he appeared in an episode of Blue Bloods as Suit in Red Sportscar.
Since 2003, Griffith has been working extensively as a voice actor. He voiced many characters in various animated films, television shows and video games, including Tom Majors in Chaotic and Miyamoto Usagi in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He also did the voice of Bongo the Monkey in the Danimals commercials, he also appeared in the 2015 kids television show Super Wings as Bello and was a promo announcer for 4Kids TV, The CW4Kids and Toonzai.
Griffith is well known as the former voice of SEGA mascot Sonic the Hedgehog (replacing Ryan Drummond), as well as Shadow the Hedgehog (replacing David Humphrey) and Jet the Hawk, in the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series, where he is credited as Jason Griffith and Adam Caroleson.[4][1]
In 2010, his role as Sonic was passed to Roger Craig Smith, his role as Shadow was passed to Kirk Thornton, and his role as Jet was passed to Michael Yurchak.[4][1]
Griffith did however, continued to voice Sonic for 4Kids promotions until September 27, 2014, when the Vortexx program came to an ended.[5][4][6][1]
From 2011 to 2012, he starred in the web comedy series Casters as Cal.
Personal life[]
Griffith married his wife Melissa Ryan in August 15, 2015.[7][8] Together they have a first son, Austin Liam Griffith, who was born in August 2017.[9] Their second son, Julian Griffith, was born in March 2021.[10]
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Pokemon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew | Sir Aaron | |
| 2008 | Sonic: Night of the Werehog | Sonic the Hedgehog / Sonic the Werehog | Short |
| 2009 | Pokemon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life | Marcus | |
| 2009 | Turtles Forever | 1984 Mirage Leonardo | As Adam Caroleson[2] |
| 2010 | Animals United | Toto | [2] |
| 2011 | The Painting | Additional Voices | |
| Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram and White—Victini and Zekrom | Cilan | ||
| 2012 | Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice | Cilan | |
| 2013 | Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened | Cilan | |
| 2015 | 009 Re:Cyborg | 009/Joe Shimamura[2] | |
| 2016 | Psychic School Wars | Saito[2] | |
| The Snow Queen 3: Fire and Ice | Kai | ||
| 2017 | Mazinger Z: Infinity | Mucha | |
| 2020 | Scoob! | Loop Group | |
| 2021 | Tom & Jerry | Loop Group |
Animation[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–2009 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Utrom, Miyamoto Usagi, Raxis, Additional voices | 12 episodes |
| 2005 | Winx Club | Darkar | 23 episodes 4Kids version |
| G.I. Joe Sigma 6 | Snake Eyes | Flashbacks | |
| 2006–2009 | Viva Piñata | Terry Tigermisu | |
| 2006–2010 | Chaotic | Tom Majors, Zhade, Frafdo | Credited as Adam Caroleson |
| 2008 | Three Delivery | Additional voices | |
| 2008–2009 | TMNT: Back to the Sewer | Miyamoto Usagi | |
| 2009 | Astonishing X-Men | Elixir | Motion comic |
| Angel's Friends | Sulfus | Episode: "Volare con le proprie ali" | |
| 2010 | Iron Man: Extremis | Iron Man/Tony Stark | Motion comic |
| 2011–2012 | GoGoRiki | Chikoriki | |
| Tai Chi Chasers | Yanima | ||
| 2011 | Shaktimaan Animated | Vehaan/Shaktimaan[2] | |
| 2013–2014 | The Crumpets | Grownboy | Distribimage version[11] |
| 2013–2016 | Alisa Knows What to Do! | Professor Salazar | [12] |
| 2015–2018 | Super Wings | Bello | |
| 2016 | World of Winx | Ace[13] | |
| 2017 | Mazinger Z: Infinity | Mucha |
Anime[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–2006 | Sonic X | Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog, Newscaster (ep 16), Prison Guard (ep 42) | 76 episodes Credited as J. Griff |
| 2003–present | Pokémon | Brawly, Cilan, Looker, Timmy Grimm, Tate, Marcus, Additional voices | 190 episodes |
| 2004 | Gravitation | Tatsuha Uesugi | [14] |
| 2004–2007 | One Piece | Usopp, Yasopp | 95 episodes 4Kids version |
| 2005–2008 | Yu-Gi-Oh! GX | Atticus Rhodes, Nightshroud, Harrington Rosewood, Osamu | 22 episodes |
| 2008–2011 | Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's | Primo, Ghost, Taka, Shira | |
| 2009 | Kurokami: The Animation | Keita Ibuki | 23 episodes |
| 2010 | Slayers Evolution-R | Abel Ranzaad | |
| 2010 | Bakuman | Hayato, Kawasaki | 13 episodes |
| 2011–2015 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal | Nistro, Caswell Francis | 46 episodes |
| 2014 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V | Herk, Reed Pepper, Iggy Arlo, Officer 227 | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | FLCL Progressive | Masurao | 5 episodes[15] |
Video games[]
| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus | Slashuur | |
| 2005 | Sonic Rush | Sonic the Hedgehog | [2] |
| Shadow the Hedgehog | Shadow the Hedgehog, Shadow Androids, Sonic the Hedgehog | ||
| 2006 | Neverwinter Nights 2 | Bevil | |
| Sonic Riders | Sonic the Hedgehog, Jet the Hawk, Shadow the Hedgehog | ||
| Sonic the Hedgehog | Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog | ||
| Sonic Rivals | |||
| 2007 | Sonic and the Secret Rings | Credited as Adam Caroleson | |
| Sonic Rush Adventure | Sonic the Hedgehog | [2] | |
| Sonic Rivals 2 | Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog | ||
| Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games | |||
| 2008 | Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity | Sonic the Hedgehog, Jet the Hawk, Shadow the Hedgehog | Credited as Adam Caroleson |
| Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog | ||
| Sega Superstars Tennis | Archive footage | ||
| Alone in the Dark | Hammet, Jack the Watchman | ||
| Sonic Unleashed | Sonic / Werehog, Professor Pickle's Assistant Shadow the Hedgehog (originally, but scrapped) |
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| 2009 | Sonic and the Black Knight | Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog, Jet the Hawk | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up | Foot Ninja | ||
| Reservoir Dogs 2 | Mr. Red | ||
| Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games | Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog, Jet the Hawk | ||
| 2010 | Shira Oka: Second Chances | Sakuragi Hiroshi | [16] |
| Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing / With Banjo-Kazooie | Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog | Archive footage | |
| 2012 | Batman: The Dark Knight Rises | Jonathan Crane | [2] |
| Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour | SGS Soldier | ||
| 2014 | Modern Combat 5: Blackout | Alex Hawk | |
| 2016 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links | Primo |
Live-action[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Edge of Seventeen | Scott | Uncredited |
| 2007 | Am I Evil | Greg | |
| 2008 | Kill Kill Faster Faster | Cassius | Uncredited |
| 2009 | ManDate | Chris | Short |
| 2011 | Blue Bloods | Suit in Red Sportscar | Episode: "Black and Blue" |
| 2017 | Hold on Loosely | Ronnie | Short |
| 2019 | Threebound | Matt Cahill | |
| Mr. Styx and Me | Teo | Short | |
| 2020 | Psycho Sally | Manny | |
| 2021 | Andromeda | Griffin | Sort; Post-production |
Web[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–2012 | Casters | Cal | 6 episodes |
| 2020–2021 | Sonic and Tails R | Shadow the Hedgehog | 2 episodes YouTube audio drama series |
References[]
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- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j "Jason Griffith (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 27, 2016. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.CS1 maint: postscript (link)
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|url=value (help). - ^ Jump up to: a b c "Changing of the Guard: New Sonic, Tails In-Game VAs". TSSZ News. Archived from the original on 2010-07-17. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
- ^ Steinberg, Brian (July 12, 2012). "'Power Rangers' Backer Saban to Reenter Kiddie TV". Advertising Age. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
- ^ "After 11 Years, Sonic X Has Left The Airwaves". TSSZ News. Archived from the original on 2014-10-01. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
- ^ @RYANtheDRUMMOND (2015-08-15). "Aaaaand they got hitched!! Congrats Jason Griffith and his lovely wife Melissa!!" (Tweet). Retrieved 2016-11-01 – via Twitter.
- ^ @RYANtheDRUMMOND (2015-08-08). "All Sonic fans! Jason Griffith is getting married a week from today! Hurray!!" (Tweet). Retrieved 2016-11-01 – via Twitter.
- ^ Griffith, Jason [@jgriff_4real] (September 3, 2017). "t.co/DlIj4PWRVN" (Tweet). Retrieved June 14, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Griffith, Jason [@jgriff_4real] (March 3, 2021). "Our Julian. t.co/lmmr3GksOb" (Tweet) (in French). Archived from the original on May 22, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "THE CRUMPETS - EP16 - Octosquito". YouTube. THE CRUMPETS OFFICIAL